1. The European Blowback: UK Inflation Hits 3.5% as Paris Burns
The economic shockwave from the war on Iran has fully engulfed Europe. While 800,000 French citizens took to the streets to protest a 3.4% inflation surge and crushing poverty, the UK reported inflation climbing to 3.5%, exceeding forecasts as energy prices soar. The Telegram channel highlighted the direct link: the “Zionist-American war of aggression” is the primary driver of this cost-of-living crisis. With Macron admitting France is “bearing the consequences” of a war it didn’t start, the social contract in both London and Paris is shattering under the weight of imperial complicity.
2. The 50-Year Siphon: Washington Locks Down Venezuelan Crude
A ProPublica investigation has exposed a predatory new agreement between the US and a private consortium (NABEP) that grants Washington decades of preferential oil rights from Venezuela. The deal allows the US to purchase 20% of production at a discounted $30 per barrel and grants priority purchasing rights for 50 years. Crucially, the contract includes an “irrevocable right” for Washington to seize the entire oil supply in the event of a US national emergency. While the White House touts a $200 billion recovery for Caracas, analysts note the contract contains no explicit guarantee that Venezuela will ever receive these royalties—effectively signing away the nation’s sovereign wealth for pennies on the dollar.
3. Netanyahu’s Directive: “Topple the Regime”
As the Zionist entity faces internal collapse and a “mass exodus” of citizens, the leadership is issuing desperate threats to reverse the tide. In a new directive to the army and Mossad, Benjamin Netanyahu explicitly ordered the “toppling of the regime in Iran,” claiming that “Mojtaba has decided to follow in his father’s footsteps.” Meanwhile, the Zionist War Minister invoked biblical mythology, claiming they are fighting “the source of evil... starting with the Ammonites in the past and Iran today.” PW analysis dismisses the upcoming elections as futile, noting that politicians are merely competing to steer a “sinking ship” toward its inevitable decolonisation.
4. Sheikh Qassim to the Ummah: The Complicit Regimes Are Already Dead
Bahraini spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim issued a blistering condemnation of Arab regimes that have become “tools of the enemy,” warning them of impending collapse. Addressing the Islamic Ummah, he declared that unity is no longer a political option but an “absolute necessity for survival.”
“When you have destroyed the fortress of your unity... and fallen under the influence of misleading desires, what are you waiting for?” Qassim asked, urging a united front to confront the existential threats posed by the American-Zionist axis.
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